Columbia Basin Rivers Special Rules: A-C
Species |
Date |
Additional Rules |
ABERNATHY CREEK - COWLITZ CO. |
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from mouth (Hwy. 4 bridge) to 500’ below Abernathy Fish Technology Center and all tributaries CRC (501) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
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Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
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Salmon |
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
from 500’ below Abernathy Fish Technology Center to 200’ above Abernathy falls and all tributaries |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from 200’ above Abernathy Falls upstream and all tributaries CRC (501) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
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Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
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Salmon |
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
AHTANUM CREEK - YAKIMA CO. |
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from mouth to confluence of North and South Forks |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
AHTANUM CREEK, MIDDLE FORK - YAKIMA CO. |
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from mouth to A2000 Spur Rd. Bridge in NE 1/4 of Section 34 |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
from the A2000 Spur Rd. Bridge in NE 1/4 of section 34 upstream to the A2800 Rd. Bridge at Tree Phones Campground (about 3.5 miles). |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from A2800 Rd. Bridge at Tree Phones Campground upstream |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
AHTANUM CREEK, NORTH FORK - YAKIMA CO. |
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from mouth to Grey Rock Trailhead Bridge crossing |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
from Grey Rock Trailhead Bridge crossing to Shellneck Creek (about 1.7 miles) |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from Shellneck Creek upstream |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
AMERICAN RIVER - YAKIMA CO. |
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from mouth to Hwy. 410 Bridge at river mile 5.4 |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
from Hwy. 410 Bridge at river mile 5.4 to Mesatchee Creek Trail river crossing at river mile 15.8 |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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July 16-Sept. 15 |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Sept. 16-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
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from Mesatchee Creek Trail river crossing at river mile 15.8 upstream |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
AMON WASTEWAY - BENTON CO. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
ANDREWS CREEK - OKANOGAN CO. |
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from mouth to the falls approx. 1/2 mile upstream |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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ASOTIN CREEK - ASOTIN CO. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Closed. |
Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
ASOTIN CREEK, NORTH FORK - ASOTIN CO. |
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from mouth to USFS boundary |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Closed. |
Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
from USFS boundary upstream |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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ASOTIN CREEK, SOUTH FORK - ASOTIN CO. |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BEAR CREEK - YAKIMA CO. |
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from mouth to the falls |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BEAVER CREEK - OKANOGAN CO. |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BEAVER CREEK - WAHKIAKUM CO. |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BLACK CANYON CREEK - OKANOGAN CO. |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BLUE CREEK - LEWIS CO. |
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from mouth to posted sign above rearing pond outlet CRC (507) |
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All species |
Anti-snagging rule. Night closure. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 15 |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. |
Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 15 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 15 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Aug. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
from posted sign above rearing pond outlet to Spencer Rd. |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BLUE LAKE CREEK - LEWIS/SKAMANIA CO. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
BOBCAT CREEK - ADAMS CO. |
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All game fish |
4th Sat. in Apr.-Sept. 30 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
BONAPARTE CREEK - OKANOGAN CO. |
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from mouth to the falls approx. river mile 1.0 |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BOULDER CREEK - OKANOGAN CO. |
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from mouth to barrier falls at river mile 1.0 |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BOX CANYON CREEK - KITTITAS CO. |
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from mouth upstream approx. 2 miles to the 20’ high waterfall, including that portion of the creek that flows through the dry lake bed |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BUCKSKIN CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES - YAKIMA CO. |
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from mouth to the west boundary of Suntides Golf Course |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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BUMPING RIVER - YAKIMA CO. |
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from mouth to Bumping Lake (Reservoir) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. It is permissible to fish up to the base of Bumping Dam. |
BUTTER CREEK - LEWIS CO. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
BUTTERMILK CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES - OKANOGAN CO. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15 |
Catch-and-release. |
CALISPELL CREEK - PEND OREILLE CO. |
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from mouth to Calispell Lake |
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All species |
Year-round |
WDFW and Kalispel tribal licenses required to fish Calispell Slough. |
All game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CAMAS SLOUGH - CLARK CO. |
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Defined as those waters outside of the mouth of the Washougal River, north of Lady Island, and downstream of the Hwy. 14 bridge at the upstream end of Lady Island. CRC (524) |
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All species |
It is permissible for an angler licensed in Oregon or Washington to fish from a floating device. |
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Year-round |
Additional angling rules for Camas Slough are the same as the Special Rules or effective emergency rules in the adjacent mainstem Columbia River. |
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Aug. 1-Dec. 31 |
Two-Pole allowed. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved. |
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CANYON CREEK - CLARK/SKAMANIA CO. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. |
Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CEDAR CREEK - OKANOGAN CO. |
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from mouth to Cedar Falls |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15 |
Catch-and-release. |
from Cedar Falls upstream and tributaries |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CEDAR CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES - CLARK CO. |
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from mouth to Grist Mill Bridge including tributaries CRC (609) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
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Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
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Salmon |
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
from Grist Mill Bridge to 100’ upstream of the falls |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from 100’ upstream of the falls above Grist Mill Bridge including tributaries CRC (609) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
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Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
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Salmon |
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
CHELAN HATCHERY CREEK - CHELAN CO. |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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CHELAN RIVER - CHELAN CO. |
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from the railroad bridge to the Chelan P.U.D safety barrier below the powerhouse CRC (552) |
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All species |
July 16-Oct. 15 |
Night closure. Anti-snagging rule. |
Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Closed. |
Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release all trout. |
Salmon |
July 16-Oct. 15 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release sockeye, coho, and wild adult Chinook. |
from the Chelan P.U.D safety barrier below the powerhouse to Chelan Lake |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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CHELAN, LAKE TRIBUTARIES - CHELAN CO. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout. |
CHEWUCH RIVER - OKANOGAN CO. |
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from mouth to Eightmile Creek |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15 |
Catch-and-release. |
Whitefish |
Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb. |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only. |
from Eightmile Creek to Pasayten wilderness boundary falls (river mile 34.6) |
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Whitefish |
Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb. |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only. |
CHINOOK RIVER - PACIFIC CO. |
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from Hwy. 101 Bridge upstream CRC (515) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CHIWAUKUM CREEK - CHELAN CO. |
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from mouth to Fool Hen Creek and all tributaries, including Fool Hen Creek |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from Fool Hen Creek upstream and all tributaries, not including Fool Hen Creek |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CHIWAWA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES - CHELAN CO. |
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from mouth to Buck Creek and tributaries not including Buck Creek |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from Buck Creek upstream, and tributaries including Buck Creek. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CHUMSTICK CREEK - CHELAN CO. |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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CISPUS RIVER - LEWIS CO. |
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from mouth to the falls CRC (555) |
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All species |
Closed to all angling within posted “Closed Waters” signs around the adult fish release site. |
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Trout |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Year-round |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
CISPUS RIVER, NORTH FORK - LEWIS CO. |
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CRC (555) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CLE ELUM RIVER - KITTITAS CO. |
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from mouth to Cle Elum Dam |
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All species |
It is permissible to fish up to the base of Cle Elum Dam. |
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Mar. 1-Nov. 30 |
Selective gear rules. |
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Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb. |
Selective gear rules except whitefish gear may be used. |
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Trout |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
above Cle Elum Lake to outlet of Hyas Lake |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
COAL CREEK - COWLITZ CO. |
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from mouth to 400’ downstream of falls CRC (517) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
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Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
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Salmon |
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
from 400’ below the falls to the falls |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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COLDWATER LAKE INLET AND OUTLET STREAMS - COWLITZ CO. |
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all inlet and outlet streams of Coldwater Lake |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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COLUMBIA BASIN HATCHERY CREEK - GRANT CO. |
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from the hatchery outflow to confluence with Rocky Coulee Wasteway. |
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All species |
Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only. |
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All game fish |
Apr. 1-Sept. 30 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
COLVILLE RIVER - STEVENS CO. |
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from the mouth to bridge at the town of Valley including Meyers Falls Reservoir |
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All species |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
COOPER RIVER - KITTITAS CO. |
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from mouth to Cooper Lake |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CORRAL CREEK - BENTON CO. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
COUGAR CREEK - COWLITZ CO. |
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(tributary to Yale Reservoir) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
COWEEMAN RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES - COWLITZ CO. |
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Coweeman River and tributaries CRC (557) |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Nov. 1-Mar. 15 |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
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Salmon |
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
COWICHE CREEK - YAKIMA CO. |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
COWLITZ RIVER - COWLITZ/LEWIS CO. |
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from boundary markers at mouth to Lexington Bridge CRC (561) |
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All species |
Two-Pole allowed. |
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Trout |
Apr. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 31 |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Year-round |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Jan. 1-July 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
Aug. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho. |
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from Lexington Bridge to Mill Creek CRC (561) |
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All species |
Two-Pole allowed. |
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Trout |
Apr. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild rainbow trout and wild cutthroat trout. |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 31 |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. Release wild rainbow trout and wild cutthroat trout. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Year-round |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Jan. 1-July 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
Aug. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho. |
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within a 100’ radius of the new Cowlitz Trout Hatchery outfall structure CRC (561) |
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All species |
Open only to anglers with disabilities who permanently use a wheelchair and who have a designated harvester companion card. These anglers may fish within posted markers when adjacent waters are open. Two-Pole allowed. |
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Trout |
Apr. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 31 |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Year-round |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Jan. 1-July 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
Aug. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho. |
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from Mill Creek to 400’ or posted markers below the Barrier Dam CRC (561) |
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All species |
Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Two-Pole allowed. |
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Apr. 1-Nov. 30 |
Anti-snagging rule. Night closure. |
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May 1-June 15 |
Fishing from south side of river is prohibited. |
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Trout |
Apr. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 31 |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Year-round |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Jan. 1-July 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
Aug. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho. |
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within a 100’ radius of the new Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery wheelchair ramp (within the posted fishing boundary) CRC (561) |
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All species |
Open only to anglers with disabilities who have a designated harvester companion card. These anglers may fish within posted markers. |
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Apr. 1-Nov. 30 |
Night closure. |
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Trout |
Apr. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 31 |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Year-round |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Jan. 1-July 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
Aug. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho. |
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from 400’ or posted markers below the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery barrier dam to boundary markers near the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery water intake located about 1,700’ upstream from the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery barrier dam |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from boundary markers near the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery water intake located about 1,700’ upstream from the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery barrier dam to 400’ below Mayfield Powerhouse CRC (561) |
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Trout |
Apr. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 31 |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
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Steelhead (hatchery) |
Year-round |
Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Jan. 1-July 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
Aug. 1-Dec. 31 |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho. |
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from 400’ below Mayfield Powerhouse upstream to Mayfield Dam. |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from the posted PUD sign on Peters Road to the Forest Rd. 1270 (old Jody’s Bridge) CRC (559) |
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All species |
Closed to all angling within posted “Closed Waters” signs around the adult fish release site. |
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Sept. 1-Oct. 31 |
Anti-snagging rule. Night closure. |
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Trout |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
Salmon |
Year-round |
Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. |
from Forest Rd. 1270 (old Jody’s Bridge) upstream and tributaries CRC (559) |
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All species |
Selective gear rules. |
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Trout |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout. |
Other game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
COYOTE CREEK - ADAMS CO. |
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All game fish |
4th Sat. in Apr.-Sept. 30 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CRAB CREEK - ADAMS/GRANT CO. |
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from mouth to Morgan Lake Rd. in Sec. 36 |
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All game fish |
Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30 |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
from Morgan Lake Rd. in Sec. 36 to O’Sullivan Dam (including Marsh Units I and II impoundments) |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |
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from the confluence of the Moses Lake outlets to Sand Dunes Rd. including tributaries |
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Bluegill |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Combined limit of bluegill and crappie is 25 fish. |
Crappie |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Min. length 9”. Combined limit of crappie and bluegill is 25 fish. |
Yellow perch |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Daily limit is 25 fish. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit for lakes, ponds, and reservoirs apply. |
from the fountain buoy and shoreline markers of 150’ down stream of the Alder Street fill to Grant County Rd. 7 NE |
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Bluegill |
Year-round |
Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5. |
Crappie |
Year-round |
Min. size 9”. Daily limit 10. |
Yellow perch |
Year-round |
Daily limit 25. |
Other game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit for lakes, ponds, and reservoirs apply. |
above Grant County Rd. 7 and all tributaries except Goose Creek in the city of Wilbur. |
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All game fish |
Year-round |
Statewide min. size/daily limit. |
CUB CREEK - OKANOGAN CO. |
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from mouth upstream to West Chewuch Rd. Bridge |
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All species |
CLOSED WATERS. |